However, he’s now been quizzed on the prospect for the first time, and he’s remaining cryptically coy about the prospect.

“We’ll have to see about that – it would be nice to play a villain, that would be another dream role for me,” Malek told ET when asked about the role.

“I’ve got to play so many great ones so far so who knows.”

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He added: “I’m keeping tight-lipped.”

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The initial reports had claimed that Malek was the frontrunner to become Daniel Craig’s final big screen adversary, although it’s feared that shooting schedules for the last season of Mr Robot might act as a hindrance.

He put himself on a “very specific diet” and bulked up for that first week of filming.

“Immediately I had to drop muscle and weight and go into shooting young Freddie, who is very scrawny,” Malek said. “I just had to be really cognisant of when to work out and when to crash diet. I don’t recommend it for anyone.”